Artificial bait



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Patented; Oct. 4, 1927.

UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLAUDE M. RODGERS, PORTAGE TOWNSHIP, 8'1. JOSEPH OOUN'IY, INDIANA, AB-

SIGN'OB TO SOUTH BEND BAIT 00., A CORPORATION OF INDIANA. I

ARTIFICIAL YBAIT.

Application filed July 10, 1926. Serial No. 121,560.

The invention relates to artificial baits and has for its object to provide a device of this character having an upwardly and forwardly inclined deflecting plate, to which 6 the lead wire is directly connectedand means whereby a pork rind or other flexible member may be connected to the lead wire rearwardly of the deflecting plate, and which pork rind extends rearwardl to a position over the hook, thereby formlng a uard as well as means for obscuring the hoo A further object is to provide a fish lure deflecting late with means whereby the lead wire may attached to the same and also a pork mud or other flexible member, which porktrind forms a guard for a hook, and also obscuring means for the hook as the bait is moved through the water.

A. further object is to dispose the rind and lead wire above the body of the bait where the rind will occupy a position above the hook as the bait is moved through the water, thereby acting as a ard for the hook of the boat as well as o scuring means during the wobbling of the bait. A further object is to connect the lead wire to the deflecting plate by providing an eye in the lead wire which e e extends through spaced apertures in the eflectin plate and to connect the ork rind to sai eye rearwardl of the eflecting plate. A fiirther object is to provide a fish bait comprising a body member having a deflecting late extending upwardly from the forward end thereof, to which a lead wire is connected, a flexible member connected to the lead wire rearwardly of the plate and extending to a position rearwardly of the body member and over the fluke of the hook, the shank of which hook extends axially into the rear end of the body. A still further object is to provide a hackle which is secured to the rear end of the body by a wrapping about said rear end.

With the above and other ob'ects in view the invention resides in the com ination and arrangement of parts as heremafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that chan es in the precise embodiment of the invent10 n may be made within the scope of what s claimed withput departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Fi re 1 is a side elevation of the artificial ait.

Figure 2 is a to plan view of the bait. Flgure 3 is a sie elevation of the forward end of the bait body, showing the deflecting plate in vertical longitudinal section.

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the bait body looking towards the deflecting plate.v

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body of" the bait which is preferably formed from metal, for instance brass, so as to have suflicient weight to pr0- vide a deep travelling bait, however ap licant does not limit himself to a metallic ait body or to a deep diving bait. The forward end 2 of the bait body inclines forwardly and upwardly and archin the upper side of the bait body 1 is a eflecting late 3 which is in a plane parallel to the p ane of the end 2 of the bait body and is preferably secured to the bait body at 4 by brazing. Deflecting plate 3 is provided at o posite sides of the forward end of the but body with extensions 5 which extend beyond the sides of the bait body and have their outer edges provided with downwardly extending flanges 6, which flanges, as the bait is drawn through the water causes a wobbling of the. bait as a whole. Heretofore the lead wire 7 in artificial bait of this general character;

through spaced apertures 9 in the eflecting plate and the ortion 10 thereof projects rearwardly of t e deflecting plate in a position where a'flexible member 11 may be easily attached thereto by means of a snap hook 12, which snap: hook may be of an con-v struction desired. 'The flexible mem r 11 is disposed above the bait body 1 and extends preferably beyond the rear end of the bait body and above the bait body where it will act as a guard for thefluke 13 of the hook 14:, and a so by beingbdisposed above the bait body during the we blin of the bait wobbles in a lateral plane a ove the fluke 13, ghtireby obscuring the fluke from view of a Hook 14 is provided with a shank 15 which extends axially into the rear end of the bait body 1 and may be secured in position, where I a metal body. isused, b soldering. The hackle 16 is secured perip erally to the rear end of the bait body 1 by means of a wra in 17 however the initial securing of t e iiac (1e may be accomplished by adheswely securing the same with shellac and the wrapping shellacked after it is placed in position. In 0 oration a line is attached to the eye 8 of t e lead wire 7, and after a casting operation the bait is drawn through the water, and as the bait 1 is relatively heavy it assumes a relatively deep position. As the bait is drawn through the water the plate 3 and flanges 6 cause said bait to wobble from side to side incident to the resistance of the water. It will be noted that the flexible member 11 which is preferably formed ,from pork rind is disposed above the bait body 1 and will wobble from side to side above the fluke 13, thereby acting as a guard for preventin grass or weeds from gathering on the hoo and at the same time more or less obscures the hook from the sight of a fish.

From the above it will be seen that a fish bait is provided which is simple in construction the flexible member secured directly to the lead wire, and the lead wire is connected directly to the deflecting plate, thereby providing an extremely simple construction, as

well as positioning the flexible member where it will act as a guard for the hook, as well as means for obscuring the hook.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1 1. The combination with a bait body having a deflecting plate, of a lead member connected to said deflecting plate and a flexible member connected to said lead member and disposed rearwardly of the plate.

The combination with a bait body, an upwardly. and forwardly inclined deflecting plate, a lead member connected to said deflecting plate and a flexible member connected to said lead member rearwardly of the plate.

3. The combination with a bait body, an upwardly extending deflecting plate carried by said bait body, a hook carried by the rear end of said bait body and having its fluke upwardly disposed, of a lead member connected to said deflecting plate and disposed forwardly thereof, and a flexible member connected to the lead member rearwardly of the plate.

- 4. The combination with a bait body having an upwardly extending hook at its rear end and an upwardl extending plate at its forward end, of a ead member connected to said plate above said body, a flexible member connected to said lead member and extending rearwardly above the bait'body, said flexible member terminating above the hook.

5. The combination with a bait body having an upwardly extending hook at its rear end and an upwardly extending plate at its forward end, a lead member connected to said plate, and a flexiblamember connected to said lead member rearwardly of the plate and extending rearwardly above the bait body and hook in substantially the plane of the hook.

6. The combination with a bait body having an upwardly extending hook at its rear end and an upwardly extending plate at its forward end, wobbling means for said bait body, a lead member connected to said plate and extending through the late and a flexible member connected to said lead member rearwardly of the plate.

7. The combination with a bait body having an upwardly extending deflecting late a hook at the rear end of said bait b0 y, of a lead member, an eye carried by said lead member and extending through s aced apertures in the plate thereby projectin beyond the rear side of the plate and a flexi le membeler connected to said eye rearwardlyof the p ate.

8; The combination with a bait body having an upwardly extending deflecting plate at the forward end thereof and a hook at the rear end thereof, a lead member forwardly of the late and connected to said plate, of a flexible member disposed rearwardly of the plate and connected to the lead member.

9. The combination with a fish bait com- 100 prising a body, a deflecting member carried by said body, of a lead member connected directly to said deflecting member and disposed at one side thereof and a flexible member connected to said lead member and dis- Q of the upwardly extending mem er.

11. The combination with a lead member a flexible member connected to said lead member, a bait body disposed beneath the flexible member, a hook carried by said bait body and an upwardly extending member carried by thebait body and comiected to the lead member adjacent its point of connection with the flexible member.

12. The combination with a fish bait having an upwardly extending deflecting member, a hook carried by the body of the bait, a lead member forwardly of the deflecting member, an eye carried by the lead member, said eye extending through apertures of the deflecting member, a flexible member above the bait body and hook, and attaching means between the flexible member and the eye of the lead member.

13. The combination with a bait body, a deflecting plate carried by the forward end 5 of the body, and a flexible member connected to said deflecting plate at a of and extending rearward bait body.

14, The combination with a bait body, an

point forwardly y adjacent the u wardly and forwardly ate carried by the forward end of sai d and a flexible member connected to sai deflecting plate at a oint forwardly of the bait body and extending rearwardly over said .body.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CLAUDE M. RODGERS.

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